Top Data Center News for 26th-31st October, 2026

Naver Signs $9B Brookfield Deal for 200MW Sejong AI Factory
Naver has signed a financing agreement with Brookfield for up to $9 billion, completing funding for a $10 billion expansion of its GAK Sejong data center into a 200MW AI factory, clearing the condition for Nvidia's planned $1 billion equity investment in Naver.

Hyundai Motor Group To Build Saemangeum AI Data Center With 50,000 GPUs
Hyundai Motor Group will develop an AI data center in Saemangeum, in the South Korean city of Gunsan, after five group affiliates approved the investment as a part of the group's approximately 9 trillion won Saemangeum AI Valley development.

LEAP Pitches $10B-Plus, 700MW Data Center South of Lansing
The Lansing Economic Area Partnership and Lighthouse Sustainability is planning a 423-acre data center site in Delhi Township, south of Lansing, Michigan, with an investment of more than $10 billion, set to potentially scale to 700MW.

NTT Data Adds AI Factories In Paris And Singapore, Bringing Total To Five
NTT Data has launched AI Factory GPU clusters in Paris and Singapore, expanding its network of AI evaluation environments to five sites, all complementing the AI Factory Munich, which holds 6,300 square meters of data center space across two buildings and a 14MW critical IT load.

Generative Bionics Plans 5,000 sqm Humanoid AI Data Factory In Italy
Generative Bionics is planning a 5,000-square-metre hub in Italy as the first node of a three-site Physical AI Data Factory network for industrial humanoid robots, with the aim of replicating the world, physically and digitally, to train humanoid robots at scale before they ever enter it